[Sigia-l] Philly ACM SIGCHI Meeting, 11/14, 6pm, Speaker, Carolyn Snyder!

[Kyle Pero]

--Apologies to those that have received this announcement more than once.--

What: PHICHI, the Philadelphia region's chapter of the ACM SIGCHI, November
Meeting. PHICHI meetings are ALWAYS open to anyone who is interseted in
attending. Membership to the ACM is NOT required.

When: Monday, November 14th
      Refreshments & Networking: 6-7pm – Food and beverages will be
provided.
      Presentation: 7pm – 8:30ish

Where: University of Pennsylvania - The Towne Building (Heilmeier Hall,
Towne 100)
	 220 S. 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA
	 Campus Map: http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=158

Registration Fee: FREE! (*RSVP required. See below)

Speaker: Carolyn Snyder, Snyder Consulting

Presentation: Bias in Usability Testing

Summary:
In usability testing, we strive to eliminate bias so that the results will
be accurate. But what is bias anyway? How does it affect our results? What
can we do about it? And are we, as usability specialists, truly objective?

Usability consultant Carolyn Snyder will lead a stimulating discussion about
bias in usability testing - something we encounter on a daily basis but may
not consciously think about. There are many sources of bias in usability
testing, from users to tasks to reporting. Every testing methodology is
biased, and so are we as facilitators. But bias is not something to be
shunned. Instead, we need to understand its sources and weigh its effects.
Sometimes, bias can even be harnessed to serve our purpose. Come to this
presentation and you'll never look at your testing methods the same way
again!

Speaker Bio:
Carolyn Snyder is an independent usability consultant in the greater Boston
area. In the past 12 years she has conducted hundreds of usability tests on
dozens of products and interfaces. Carolyn is the author of the book Paper
Prototyping (she'll give away a copy at this presentation) and co-author of
two books on web site usability. She has a BS in Computer Science and an
MBA, both of which have biased her perspective :-).

*RSVP Info:
You must RSVP to attend, as we have limited space. Send RSVPs to Kyle Pero,
kylepero at usableinterface dot com. You will receive an email confirmation
once
your name has been added to the list of attendees.

Interested in joining PhiCHI?  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phillychi/join

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Kyle Pero
Information Architect/Usability Analyst
http://www.usableinterface.com
267-241-4786